Cluddley
hamlet · Telford and Wrekin
Old EnglishAI-generated
Cluddley is an Old English name meaning 'clearing with clods of earth'. It describes a place where land was cleared for settlement, characterized by uneven or lumpy soil.
Word origins
- Clud
- Old Englishclod, lump(from clūd "lump of earth")
- ley
- Old Englishclearing, meadow(from lēah "woodland clearing")